A portable emissions measurement system measures real-driving emissions on a Citroen C4. Photo credit: Reuters
A double shot of new emissions tests is shaking up the European auto market this year, disrupting production and sales, and weighing on automakers’ profits.

The two tests are the WLTP, or Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure, and its on-road companion, the […]

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The industry may be entering the age of electrification and automated driving, but larger numbers of vehicles using electric motors and driving themselves won’t slow the growth of turbochargers, says Craig Balis, chief technology officer of Honeywell Transportation Systems.

The way Balis sees it, turbochargers complement hybrids that use a gasoline or […]

HM Revenue and Customs has defeated a tax avoidance scheme used by the wealthy to reduce their tax bills.

The decision on the scheme, known as Clavis Liberty Fund 1 Limited Partnership, means £18m of tax money will be paid to HMRC, cash that ultimately goes to the government to be used on public services.
HMRC said the Upper Tribunal’s […]

High-risk venture: tax breaks which financed James Bond are coming under fire
Film investment schemes that have helped finance a string of hits, including the James Bond movie Skyfall, are under threat from a government review of business funding.

Curbs to the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) — where investors are given tax breaks for backing high-risk ventures […]

Richard “Dick” Blumenthal the senior United States Senator from Connecticut moves an amendment to improve the safety of air supply on commercial aircraft.
His amendment to title 49 of the United States Code regarding authorisation of appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seeks funding to include under Section 2315 Aircraft Air Quality the following:

A recent report published by the World Health Organisation states that Aircraft air supplies contaminated by pyrolysed engine oil and other aircraft fluids can reasonably be linked to acute and chronic symptoms, findings and diagnoses, thus establishing causation.
The aim of the study was to undertake an in-depth investigation of aircrew involved in suspected aircraft contaminated air […]

The SAE has proposed that an independent technical committee to develop aerospace industry standards to measure cabin air quality on aircraft be set-up in the face of ongoing legal action by crew against manufacturers and operators alike.

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In November 2016, IATA requested that SAE International develop a standard or standards covering portable and fixed installation sensors […]

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